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Smiling for the camera, sophomore Taylor Barcel makes videos for her many followers on TikTok. She started her account in 2022 and has posted on it twice every day. “I hope that I can reach a huge platform, hopefully, millions of followers, but that’s most likely not going to happen because I think like 1/30 wanna-be influencers fail,” Barcel said. “Either way I hope to keep posting no matter how many followers I get because I’m so passionate about it.”

Viral visions

Lainey Reynolds, News Director
December 11, 2024
Loading up a TikTok, junior Logan Moseley prepares to spend a couple of minutes at the end of class on his phone. On average, Moseley spends about four hours a day watching videos. "I personally don't use the app on my own phone so I just watch Instagram reels instead," Moseley said. "My thing is that I don't need two apps for the same purpose, because I still watch all of the same videos." Photo by Kelsey Nunnenkamp

Ticking time bomb

Kelsey Nunnenkamp, Managing Editor
May 3, 2023
The Tik Tok app has had quite a bit of controversy, and the growing amount of trends causing the need to raise the safe guards does not help.

The app with mounting backlash

Logan Moseley, Striv Co-Executive Producer, Business Manager
September 28, 2021
Many items in the Millard West high school bathrooms are going missing. In the image above, a soap dispenser has been ripped off the wall leaving students no soap to clean their hands with.

A devious trend

Alexis Bahensky, Opinions Editor
September 27, 2021

Viral vandalism

Miguel Paredes Reyes and Evan Vaslow
September 23, 2021
Internet safety and privacy issues such as cyberbullying, grooming and sharing personal information impact minors in unique ways, yet most social media sites refuse to implement sweeping, specific protections for this age group.

Social media isn’t safe for teens

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
February 2, 2021
The tag "weight loss journey" on TikTok has almost 3 billion views. The "weight loss" tag has over 13 billion views, and "what I eat in a day" has 4 billion views. Some tags, such as "pro-anorexia," which promotes eating disorders, have been blocked on the app.

TikTok’s fatphobia problem

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
November 20, 2020
Following Trump’s executive order to ban TikTok, the app responds by suing the administration. The company was given 90 days before the ban will be implemented.

TikTok takes Trump to court

Kaden Roth, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2020

MWHS Wildcat News 09.20.19

Kaitlyn Willard and Edison Geiler
September 19, 2019

TikTok Famous

Elizabeth Hahn and Kaitlyn Hahn
August 26, 2019
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